Leroy Sane praises Man City and two former Blues teammates

straight to your inbox Enzo Maresca was forced to delay his start as Manchester City's new EDS head coach this season due to quarantine restrictions but has wasted no time making his mark on the academy. The former player and assistant is an interesting choice to replace Paul Harsley and probably the most high profile appointment since Patrick Vieira seven years ago.

straight to your inboxHere are the latest Manchester City evening headlines for Monday, September 28.Manchester City will sign Benfica defender Ruben Dias for an initial fee of £48m, the Portuguese club has confirmed.The club released two official statements on Sunday night that revealed they had reached agreements for the sale of Dias, 23, to Man City and the acquisition of Nicolas Otamendi as part of a separate deal.Pep Guardiola was typically coy when asked about new signings in the wake of

straight to your inbox New Manchester City signing Ruben Dias is a ready-made leader who will only get better , according to his international centre-back partner. City have agreed to sign Dias, 23, for £62m, but they will get back around £13m from the sale of Nicolas Otamendi to Dias' former club Benfica.

straight to your inbox Kalidou Koulibaly is set to stay at Napoli this summer despite Manchester City's transfer interest, according to sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli. Despite already signing Bournemouth's Nathan Ake,Pep Guardiola has been hoping to add another quality centre-back to his ranks and Koulibaly has been the top target throughout the summer.

straight to your inboxBrendan Rodgers believes there is little to choose between last season’s top two, Manchester City and Liverpool, this time round.And the ex-Liverpool boss, tipped by some to be a future Blues boss as well, has singled out the two Blues stars he fears more than any others, as his Leicester side prepare to go to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.The Merseysiders finished 18 points clear of City as champions, but Rodgers says that he expects Sunday’s opponents to be at a very high

straight to your inboxFerran Torres has been backed to be a Manchester City matchwinner by Kevin De Bruyne.Pep Guardiola was delighted to bring in the 20-year-old winger from Valencia, seen as a replacement for Leroy Sane thanks to his pace and willingness to run at defenders.

straight to your inboxReplacing Leroy Sane will be a tough task for Manchester City new boy Ferran Torres.The Germany international built up a legion of fans in his four years with the Blues, even if it seemed at times that manager Pep Guardiola was not one of them!City spent less than half of the £44million they got up front for Sane from Bayern Munich on bringing in Torres from Valencia – and even if he wins everything with the Blues and is a roaring success, his fee will only rise to the

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester City evening headlines for Monday September 14.City ‘make formal offer’ for Atletico Madrid defenderManchester City have offered £82million for Atletico Madrid centre-back Jose Maria Gimenez, according to reports in Spain.The Uruguayan, who joined Atleti in 2013, has made more than 100 La Liga appearances and was part of the side which reached the quarter-finals of last season’s Champions League.According to AS, the offer falls short of the

Manchester United and Manchester City starlets made their England debuts against Iceland earlier this month but were sent home in disgrace after breaking quarantine rules at the team hotel.Ferdinand takes a sympathetic view of young players getting into trouble due to the fact they are learning about their responsibilities.Speaking on BT Sport, the former United defender said it is a case of understanding what is expected.He said: "Understanding your responsibilities is very difficult so I can

straight to your inboxNew Manchester City goalkeeper Zack Steffen has revealed how he turned to a former Manchester United star for some crucial advice.The 25-year-old has replaced Claudio Bravo as the Blues’ number two – and is set to make his debut at the end of the month, when City face either Bournemouth or Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup.Steffen arrived in Manchester this summer after a season on loan at Fortuna Dusseldorf, where he earned huge praise from football director Lutz

straight to your inboxFormer Liverpool star Danny Murphy has provided his prediction ahead of the 2020/21 Premier League season. Both Man City and Manchester United are looking for improvements after the previous campaign.

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan couldn't hide his frustration as his Germany side conceded a lead again to draw with Switzerland, ensuring their wait for a first ever Nations League win goes on.Manchester City midfielder Gundogan had opened the scoring for Germany with a lovely placed effort from the edge of the area, but Switzerland hit back midway through the second half and earned a point.